1. You've got history

Did you know that Birmingham is older than London? It's true - Birmingham's roots go back to half a million years ago. And in Digbeth, there was a pretty solid settlement at least 10,400 years back. That's more than London can muster.

And Birmingham's older in other respects: you've got the oldest cinemas in the UK.

2. Your food is a-m-a-z-i-n-g

Plenty of people are convinced that Birmingham's Balti Triangle trumps Manchester's Curry Mile and London's Brick Lane - but that's not all: Birmingham has the most Michellin stars in the UK outside of London. Plus, you guys basically invented chocolate.

4. You're serious about culture

The Library Of Birmingham isn't just the biggest library in Birmingham. It isn't just the biggest library in the UK. It's the biggest public space in all of Europe, attracting two and a half million people a year. And it can be all yours for your event.

You also have the busiest and most popular theatre in the UK, in the legendary Birmingham Hippodrome, where over 600,000 people congregate every year.

And, what's perhaps more significant than producing Lenny Henry, Black Sabbath and Orlando Bloom, is the fact that you guys invented karaoke. Sort of. At least, you provided the technology of superimposing captions onto video, allowing lyrics to come up on the screen. Pretty crucial.